of John Cockburn, <&c. 225 

 they wrap'd up in Leaves and roafted very 

 nicely, and the next Morning we fat forward 

 again every Man with his Net. The Indians 

 always hang their Nets on their Heads, and 

 carry their Bows in one Hand, and their Ar- 

 rows in the other, that they may be ready 

 lo defend themfelves againft any Thing that 

 may oppofe them. Their Bows are com- 

 monly about feven Feet long, and made of 

 a Wood as black as Jet^ and as hard as 

 Iron, the Strings being made of ftrong Silk 

 Grafs. Their Arrows are about fix Feet 

 long, and made of the fame Wood as the 

 Bows; fome have Porcupines Quills flicking 

 in the Ends, and others are poifon'd, and 

 bring immediate Death to every Creature 

 they hit. 



W e had now (as I thought) very good 

 travelling, on a fine black fparkling Sand as 

 fmooth as Glafs, but very bad for the 

 Eyes j for it caft fuch a Reflection as almoft 

 blinded me, tho 5 we never travelled in the 

 Heat of the Day, but only on Mornings and 

 Evenings, and by Moon-light. We often 

 met with Points or Rocks, which we could 

 not pafs till the Sea had left them, and fome- 



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